To further advance collaboration projects marking 30 years of Canada's development support for Vietnam, the Vietnamese Trade Office in Canada recently held a working session with Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen.

Việt Nam’s rice exports in the first six months of 2024 were a bright spot, with volume of 4.68 million tonnes and turnover of $2.98 billion, up 10.4 per cent in volume and 32 per cent in value over the same period last year.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has signed to attest the legislature’s resolution approving the UK’s accession protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

With export earnings of more than US$16 billion, garments and textiles are one of the leading industries for export turnover in the nation, with most firms securing signed export orders by the end of the fourth quarter of this year and even until the first quarter of next year.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has taken various solutions to support domestic firms to join the global semiconductor supply chain more intensively, heard a meeting held on July 15 by the ministry.

Việt Nam expects a strong investment wave from South Korea amounting to tens of billions of dollars soon, according to the Foreign Investment Agency.

The Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) cooperation forum on future promising sectors took place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underscored Vietnam's commitment to strengthening its cooperative relationship with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) during a reception in Hanoi on July 16 for AIIB President Jin Liqun.

On July 15, the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) released its Business Confidence Index (BCI) report for the second quarter of 2024, which reveals a marginal decline from 52.8 in Q1 to 51.3 in Q2, underscoring the necessity for ongoing policy adjustments to maintain momentum.

While enjoying the benefits of globalization, certain Western nations have adopted protectionist policies that contradict the principles of free trade and weaken the global trading framework.